Texas cop comforts 5-year-old girl at George Floyd protest who asks in heartwarming footage

A COP comforted a little girl at a George Floyd protest in Texas in a touching viral video.

Simone Bartee, 5, from Houston can be heard sobbing as she asks the officer “are you gonna shoot us?” during the peaceful demonstration on Tuesday.

Little Simone Bartee asked ‘are you gonna shoot us?’[/caption]

During the protest in Houston yesterday one of the police officers noticed my daughter crying. She asked him “Are you gonna shoot us” he got down on one knee wrapped his arm around her and responded: pic.twitter.com/gQWF7HMf3l

— SimeonB (@iamsimeonb) June 3, 2020

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Her dad, Simeon, shared the emotional video on Twitter, where it rapidly amassed over 91,000 likes, more than 21,000 retweets and over 2,000 replies amid the nationwide unrest.

“During the protest in Houston yesterday one of the police officers noticed my daughter crying,” he wrote on June 3.

“She asked him ‘Are you gonna shoot us’ he got down on one knee wrapped his arm around her and responded.”

The cop in question can be seen hugging Simeon as he tells her “we’re here to protect you, okay?”

“We’re not here to hurt you at all,” he said. “You can protest, you can party, you can do whatever you want.”

Art Acevedo talks with members of the community gathered to mourn the death of George Floyd

Officers take selfies with his mural in the Third Ward, Houston – the city where Floyd previously lived[/caption]

The clip was not the only act of solidarity during the widespread unrest, violent clashes between police and protestors, and curfews,.

On June 2, Houston police chief Art Acevedo was spotted chatting with members of the community gathered to mourn the death of Floyd during the march.

Elsewhere in the Texas city, cops were pictured walking with protesters from Discovery Green to City Hall in downtown Houston – a march Floyd’s family also participated in.

Several cops took take selfies with the mural honoring former Houston resident on Wednesday in Third Ward.

The news comes as thousands of Americans took to the streets of their respective states to decry the killing of Floyd, 46, during his brutal arrest on May 25.

The news comes after kids network Nickelodeon’s screen went black on Tuesday for 8 minutes and 46 seconds – the length of time Chauvin stood on Floyd’s neck – as inhaling and exhaling could be heard.

White text flashed “I can’t breathe,” echoing his last words in a bid to educate children about the issues of systemic racism in America.

The Pokemon Company pledged $100,000 to Black Lives Matter and “Sesame Street” co-hosted a televised town hall meeting with CNN on Saturday morning, reported Reuters.

“I have seen a spike in anxiety for my black kid clients because they are having access to the news,” said clinical mental health counselor Javonte’ Bass.

“When the parents are watching, they’re listening.”